Bordertown

Lily Hibberd
Artspace, Sydney
7 February - 3 March 2008

Bordertown is a study in conflict, social partition and border construction in Australia. The investigation is centred on a community that straddles two states, a place renowned for historic conflicts. For those living in Bordertown today, existence consists of daily confrontations with an impassable barrier; a wall being constructed along the border at the frontier of two Australian states that divides the community into two territories: North and South.

 A series of interviews documents the experience of two women who live in Bordertown. These are presented as a sound installation, housed within a large structure that emulates the wall in Bordertown, as well as the political and architectural structures that serve to defend and divide communities. A publication has been produced, which will be available in hardcopy at Artspace, or downloadable from their website during the exhibition.

For more information please refer to Art Space's website.

Installation comprises: 110min audio track, 10 channel sound sculpture & accompanying book of 100 pages with 51 photographs